This Ain’t Your Mama’s 3 Bean Salad

July 24, 2013

Can you tell I’ve been spending time in the Southern portion of our country recently? Three bean salad is a staple of American summer BBQs everywhere. Here’s my take on it, and I know y’all can use another way to use up all those radishes!

Trim and cut the yellow wax beans in thirds. Steam in a basket or steaming pot over boiling water just until tender, approximately 3 minutes. Remove and cool quickly with ice or immerse in cold water for a minute. Drain and keep cool.

Drain butter and garbanzo beans and toss with radishes, red onion, basil and yellow wax beans. Toss with dressing and chill for a few hours to allow the beans to soak up the flavors.